# NTSB MIA75OKT40: Aero Comdr 500, N36T, Walker Cay, Burkina Faso, December 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Walker Cay, Burkina Faso · WALKER CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75OKT40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75OKT40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0076  74/12/29   WALKER CAY,BAHAMA   AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N36T                PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  55, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALKER CAY,BAHAMA           WEST PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36T-2021-04-29), registration cancelled 2021-04-29, S/N 680-600-235, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker Cay

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741229043149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229043149A), Dec 29, 1974: Rkwell 680, Walker Cay, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of bahama.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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